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Trees and Timber Deep Dive

In June 2021 the Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Lee Waters, held a deep dive exercise.

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This was to identify and prioritise a set of actions to:

  • increase tree planting, and
  • overcome barriers related to:
  1. woodland creation, taking account of the challenging levels of tree planting needed to address climate change
  2. use of Îʶ¦ÓéÀÖ timber in construction and the need to de-carbonise Îʶ¦ÓéÀÖ housing
  3. encouraging community tree planting

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 on 13 July outlining his findings. It was also a ‘call to arms for people to join us in delivering this essential change.’

​​​​​​​Task Force Recommendations

During the deep dive, a task force made of experts worked together.

The Task Force members were:

  • Amanda Davies (Pobl),
  • Gareth Davies (Coed Cymru),
  • Anthony Geddes (Confor),
  • Sarah Jennings (NRW),
  • Jenny Knight (Birmingham Institute of Forest Research), Mark McKenna (Down to Earth),
  • Gary Newman (Woodknowledge Wales),
  • Maria Wilding (Llais y Goedwig),
  • Karel Williams (University of Manchester),
  • Sian Barnes (Powys County Council) and
  • Andrew Jeffreys (Îʶ¦ÓéÀÖ Government).

They developed the  to drive change. Within the process, representatives of the many interested groups were consulted during a series of roundtables:

  • FUW, NFU Cymru, Stump Up For Trees, Tenant Farmers Association, Woodland Trust and RSPB
  • Afonydd Cymru, Butterfly Conservation Wales, Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales, Wildlife Trusts Wales, Centre for Alternative Technology and RSPB.
  • Community Housing Cymru, Home Builders Federation, Pontrilas Sawmills, BSW Timber, Institute of Chartered Foresters, Pryor and Rickett Silviculture.

Woodland Finance Working Group: Recommendations

The Trees and Timber Deep Dive identified an urgent need to consider models to secure investment in woodland creation.

Between September and December 2021, the Woodland Finance Working Group considered options to ensure equality for farmers in woodland creation.

Woodland Creation in Wales Report

The deep dive exercise built on previous work to identify barriers to woodland creation. Wales Land Management Forum commissioned the . It reviews the current available evidence on the:

  • potential
  • drivers
  • barriers, and
  • solutions

for woodland creation. It also provides a list of recommendations to support woodland creation. These recommendations will enable more land managers to plant more trees more often.

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